1984 VFL Round 7: Essendon v Footscray
This is the match report for the match played on 12 May 1984 between Essendon and Footscray during round 7 of the 1984 VFL season.
Essendon hosted Footscray at Windy Hill.
Tim Watson captained the hosts.
The hosts were coached by Kevin Sheedy and the visitors were coached by Mick Malthouse.
Essendon
T. Watson (capt.), L. Baker, P. Bradbury, T. Buhagiar, S. Carey, S. Copping, B. Duckworth, F. Dunell, M. Eustice, A. Ezard, G. Foulds, M. Harvey, G. Hawker, S. Heard, S. Madden, R. Merrett, M. Neagle, P. Salmon, M. Thompson, P. Vander Haar
Footscray
R. Anderson, C. Burton, B. Cordy, N. Cordy, E. Dunne, B. Duperouzel, A. Edwards, M. Egan, A. Ford, D. Hawkins, R. Kennedy, S. MacPherson, M. McKenna, M. McLean, A. Purser, I. Rickman, B. Royal, J. Sewell, S. Wallis, I. Williams
Essendon (12.10.82) were defeated by Footscray (16.8.104).
Goalkickers
Essendon: T. Watson (3), P. Salmon (2), P. Bradbury, S. Copping, F. Dunell, M. Eustice, A. Ezard, G. Foulds, G. Hawker
Footscray: J. Sewell (5), S. MacPherson (3), B. Royal (3), D. Hawkins (2), C. Burton, A. Edwards, I. Williams
As a result of this match, Essendon were then 2nd on the ladder (down from 1st) and Footscray were then 7th on the ladder (up from 8th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1984 VFL Season
Round:
Round 7
Teams:
Essendon
v
Footscray
Date:
Saturday 12 May 1984
Time:
2:10 PM
Venue:
Windy Hill
Attendance:
21,196
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essendon | 2 | . | 2 | 6 | . | 5 | 9 | . | 8 | 12 | . | 10 | 12 | . | 10 | (82) |
| Footscray | 6 | . | 2 | 7 | . | 3 | 13 | . | 6 | 16 | . | 8 | 16 | . | 8 | (104) |
| Margin | FOOT by 24 | FOOT by 4 | FOOT by 22 | FOOT by 22 | FOOT by 22 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Kevin Sheedy
(Essendon),
Mick Malthouse
(Footscray)
Captains:
Tim Watson
(Essendon),
unknown
(Footscray)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
P. Cameron,
G. James
Brownlow Votes
| Player | Team | # | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Doug Hawkins | FOOT | 7 | 3 |
| Jim Sewell | FOOT | 2 | 2 |
| Brian Royal | FOOT | 33 | 1 |
Player Statistics
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Baker, Leon | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 36 | Bradbury, Peter | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| 20 | Buhagiar, Tony | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 25 | 12 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 17 | Carey, Stephen | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 20 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 24 | Copping, Stephen | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 22 | Duckworth, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 7 | Dunell, Frank | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 20 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| 19 | Eustice, Mark | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 15 | Ezard, Alan | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 10 | Foulds, Garry | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 24 | 18 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 38 | Harvey, Mark | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 33 | Hawker, Glenn | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 9 | Heard, Shane | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 18 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| 27 | Madden, Simon | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 16 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 37 | 3 | 2 |
| 25 | Merrett, Roger | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 5 |
| 1 | Neagle, Merv | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 18 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 3 | Salmon, Paul | ? | ? | 2 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 26 | Thompson, Mark | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 25 | 9 | 16 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 18 | Vander Haar, Paul | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 25 | 17 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 32 | Watson, Tim (c) | ? | ? | 3 | 0 | 18 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Rushed | 1 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 12 | 10 | 313 | 196 | 117 | 74 | 44 | 45 | 45 | |||
Footscray
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | Anderson, Robert | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
| 16 | Burton, Chris | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 49 | Cordy, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | Cordy, Neil | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 4 | Dunne, Emmett | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 38 | Duperouzel, Bruce | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 30 | Edwards, Allan | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 10 | Egan, Mick | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2 |
| 6 | Ford, Alister | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 7 | Hawkins, Doug | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 26 | 19 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 8 | Kennedy, Rick | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 27 | MacPherson, Stephen | ? | ? | 3 | 0 | 17 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 34 | McKenna, Michael | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 27 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 51 | McLean, Michael | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 19 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1 | Purser, Andrew | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 21 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 15 | 7 | 3 |
| 37 | Rickman, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 33 | Royal, Brian | ? | ? | 3 | 1 | 21 | 20 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2 | Sewell, Jim | ? | ? | 5 | 1 | 21 | 15 | 6 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 24 | Wallis, Steve | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 21 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| 5 | Williams, Ian | ? | ? | 1 | 3 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Rushed | 0 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 16 | 8 | 295 | 210 | 85 | 67 | 16 | 45 | 45 | |||